Scott: P5 will choose the president

Rick Scott hasn't been governor for very long and Florida hasn't been an early primary state for much longer than that. But Scott's promo for the Presidency 5 straw poll this Saturday could make an Iowa governor blush:

“So I believe whoever wins this straw poll on Saturday will be the Republican nominee and I believe the Republican nominee will be the next President,” Scott told host Gretchen Carlson who was broadcasting from The Villages.

Scott is widely viewed as an ally of Rick Perry, who's the only major candidate contesting the Presidency 5 straw poll. For Scott to hype up the poll serves Florida's interests and — if he wins — Perry's.

Florida Republicans are also speculating that a straw poll victory for Perry could send a wave of new endorsements in his direction and Scott could be one of them, for whatever an unpopular governor's backing is worth. It would be odd for him to predict that the winner of the straw poll would be the next president, and then endorse someone else.